The Effectiveness of a Training Program in Enhancing the Mental Health of People with Physical Disabilities who use Wheelchairs

(An applied study on people with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs at the University of Gezira)

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a training program in promoting the psychological health of individuals with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs. The study aims to find out possible significant differences in the responses ofthose individuals with those individual before and after the implementation of the training program based on the variables of the study (gender, wheelchair type, classification of disability). The study used a quasi-experimental method, with the training program and assessment tools representing the community of individuals with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs at the University of Al-Jazeera. The study selected a purposive sample of all 23 individuals with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs for analysis using SPSS statistical software. The study found statistically significant differences in the responses of individuals with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs before and after the training program.

The study concluded that there are statistically significant differences between the answers of people with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs before and after applying the training program. Also it was found that there are no statistically significant differences between the answers of people with disabilities due to the gender. Also it was found that there are no statistically significant differences between the answers of people with physical disabilities due to the type of chair. The study recommends that the decision makers should put more efforts to enhance the mental health of people with physical disabilities who uses wheelchairs.